Effects of maternal and infant co-infections, and of maternal immunisation, on the infant response to BCG and tetanus immunisation
Alison M. Elliott, Patrice A. Mawa, Emily L. Webb, Margaret Nampijja, Nancy Lyadda, Joseph Bukusuba, Moses Kizza, Proscovia B. Namujju, Juliet Nabulime, Juliet Ndibazza, Moses Muwanga, James A.G. Whitworth;Alison M. Elliott;Patrice A. Mawa;Emily L. Webb;Margaret Nampijja;Nancy Lyadda;Joseph Bukusuba;Moses Kizza;Proscovia B. Namujju;Juliet Nabulime;Juliet Ndibazza;Moses Muwanga;James A.G. Whitworth;
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Abstract
Some vaccines show poor efficacy in tropical countries. Within a birth cohort in Uganda, we investigated factors that might influence responses to BCG and tetanus immunisation. Whole blood assay responses to crude culture filtrate proteins of Mycobacterium ...